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ALMANAC 'Patented Jan. 26.1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH TE PEERDT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

ALMANAC.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,559, dated January26, 1892.

Application filed November 13, 1891. Serial No. 411,826. (No model.)Patented in France August 28, 1891, No. 213,236, and

in Germany September 22, 1891, No. 59,904.

To .fall whom, t may concern:

Beit known that I, RUDOLPH 'rE PEEEDT, -a Subj ect of the EmperorofGermany, residing at Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Almanacs, (forwhich I have obtained patents in Germany, No. 59,904, dated'September22, 1891, and in France, No. 213,236, dated August 28, 1891,) of whichthe following is an exact specification.

My invention relates to the kind of almanacs in which the indications ofmonths and days are printed on leaves to be detached one by one; and myobject has been to reduce the number of these leaves, and thereby, also,the work in printing and manufacturing the said almanacs, as well astheir weight and bulk. I obtain hereby great advantage and saving whenthe almanacs have to be mailed.

A further object of my improvements is firmly to secure the block ofleaves tothe piece of pasteboard, which is to be attached to the wall.

I will now proceed to describe an almanac made according to myimprovements, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, ofwhich- Figures l, 2, and 4. illustrate the particular disposition of theleaves. Fig. 3 is a table, showing the manner in which the leaves aredistributed in two halves, as hereinafter more clearly explained. Figs.5 to 8 illustrate the method of fixing the block of leaves to thepasteboard.

Similar letters denote similar parts th roughout the several views.

My improved almanac is composed of one hundred and ninety leaves in all.Each of these is divided in two parts by means of a cut S, or of aseries of perforations I), so that each of the parts can be removedseparately.

' One half O of each leaf bears the indication of the month M, the otherU that of the date T and of the day of the week, Fig. 1. The latterhalves only are removed day by day, the for mer remaining in its placeduring a Whole month, Fig. 2. At the beginning of a new month thishalf-leaf is also pulled off, and then the indications of month and datechange their respective places, the month being, for instance, indicatedon the lower half, if it was at first indicated on the upper one, asshown in Fig. 4t. For a leap-year there are three hundred and sixty-sixhalf-leaves, with dates and days of the Week indicated on them, and,besides, twelve with the indications of themonths,makinginallthreehundredandseventy-eight half or onehundred andeighty-nine entire leaves. The dates and days of the week pertaining toconsecutive months are printed alternately on the top and bottom halvesof the leaves, as already mentioned. Thus for six months the indicationof the date is at the bottom and for the remaining six at the top of theleaf. As will be understood by the table, Fig. 3, one half of the blockhas one hundred and eighty-two half-leaves, and the other one hundredand eighty-four, with dates. Therefore, as one-half of the last and lastbut one leaves are not printed upon an additionalone-hundred-and-ninetieth leaf is necessary. In a common year one-halfof the last leaf but two is also left blank. In the usual almanacs ofthe same kind the leaves are attached only at one side. In my improvedone they are fastened on both sides, and thereby remain always smooth. 4

In order to secure the block of leaves to the usual piece of 'pasteboardC, which is generally printed in different colors, I cut out of C apiece A of exactly the size of the block of leaves at the place wherethe latter is to be secured. back of the block B and both to a piece ofpaper-board of a little larger size by gluing, nailing, riveting, orsewing them together, Fig. 6. The block B and the cut-out piece A arefrom the back inserted into the hole L of the plate C. The piece Rprevents the block B from gliding through the hole L, and the object towhich the almanac is suspended prevents the same from falling backward.

In order to x the block B to the plate of pasteboard C in apeifectly-1eliable manner, it is advisable to make the cut-out piece Aon top and on bott-oni about half a line shorter than the block B, Fig.8. It is then possible to pass the blockB through the hole L only byforce, and this is facilitated by making incisions in the four cornersEof the hole L, as shown in Fig. 7. In this case the piece 0f pasteboardR need not be larger The cut-out piece A is fixed to the ICO vIO

than the block Il, as will be easily understood, and may be seen in Fig.S. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, I declare what I desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United Statesiis l. An almanacconsisting of separateleaves, each of which is divided in two parts, onehalf bearing the indication of the date, the other that of the month,the latter half being removed only at the end of the month, and theindications of date and month changingtheir respective places everymonth, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The method of securing the almanac to Y the frame of pasteboard C,whereby the saine is attached to the Wall, consisting in cutting out ofC an opening L of the same size as the block of leaves B, andin securingto the latter the cut-ont piece of pasteboard A and another piece R alittle largerin size, and in inserting the block B through the openingL, substantia-ily as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The method of securing the almanac to the frame of pasteboard C,whereby the same is attached to the Wall, consisting in cutting out of Can openingL a little shorter in height than the block of leaves B, andin securing to the latter the cut-out piece of pasteboard A and anotherpiece R of the same size asblock B, and in forcing` thelatter throughthe opening L, this being facilitated by making incisions in the cornersE of the opening L, sub.

stantially as and for the purpose specified.

-In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

RUDOLPH TE PEERDT. [L s] Witnesses:

EVANS BLAKE, W. A. BLAKE.

